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BOSTON — The Boston region was in the grip of a security emergency as police pursued one of the suspects believed to be responsible for the Monday bombings at the Boston Marathon. Both suspects led officers on a wild and deadly chase through suburban neighborhoods early Friday morning that ended in the death of one of them as well as a campus police officer; the other suspect, who is armed and considered extremely dangerous, remains at large while hundreds of police officers conduct a manhunt through the normally tranquil Boston suburbs.
Gov. Deval Patrick has suspended service on all public transit services in the MBTA system in Boston, including the “T” subway, buses and commuter trains.
The authorities asked all residents of the towns of Watertown, Newton, Waltham and Cambridge to stay home and stay indoors. Watertown was locked down early Friday morning, with no one allowed to leave their homes and no businesses allowed to open.
“This situation is grave, we are here to protect public safety,” said Col. Tim Alben of the Massachusetts State Police.
“We believe these are the same individuals that were responsible for the bombing on Monday at the Boston Marathon,” Mr. Alben said. “We believe that they’re responsible for the death of an MIT police officer and the shooting of an MBTA officer.”
In the course of the chase, the suspects shot and killed a campus police officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and severely wounded a transit police officer, police said.
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